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Boys' javelin throw
at the 2015 World Youth Championships in Athletics
VenueEstadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero
Dates18–19 July
Competitors34 from 26 nations
Winning distance78.49
Medalists
gold medal Paul Botha   South Africa
silver medal Niklas Kaul   Germany
bronze medal Vladislav Palyunin   Uzbekistan
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The boys' javelin throw at the 2015 World Youth Championships in Athletics was held on 18-19 July. Although Hercules van Vuuren led the qualifiers with a 79.04 metres mark, his countryman Paul Botha out-threw the decathlete Niklas Kaul to win the gold medal in the final.[1]

Records

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Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows.

World Youth Best  Braian Toledo (ARG) 89.34 Mar del Plata, Argentina 6 March 2010
Championship Record  Morné Moolman (RSA) 83.16 Lille, France 9 July 2011
World Youth Leading  Niklas Kaul (GER) 83.94 Halle, Germany 17 May 2015

Results

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Qualification

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The qualifiers took place on 18 July, where a 73 metres (240 ft) standard was set to automatically advance into the finals.[2] Hercules van Vuuren led the qualifiers with a 79.04 m throw, substantially improving his old personal best of 72.70 m.[2][3][4]

Rank Group Name Nationality 1 2 3 Mark Notes
1 B Hercules van Vuuren  South Africa 79.04 79.04 Q, PB
2 B Manu Quijera  Spain 71.72 72.92 77.26 77.26 Q, PB
3 B Conor Warren  Australia 77.03 77.03 Q
4 A Niklas Kaul  Germany 72.18 71.94 76.32 76.32 Q
5 A Ronny Cedeño  Cuba 67.02 76.18 76.18 Q, PB
6 B Norman Plischke  Germany 69.36 75.31 75.31 Q, PB
7 A Mateusz Zabłocki  Poland 68.89 75.12 75.12 Q, PB
8 A Paul Botha  South Africa 71.57 74.60 74.60 Q, PB
9 B Simone Comini  Italy 69.78 74.58 74.58 Q, PB
10 A Patriks Gailums  Latvia x 74.23 74.23 Q
11 B Vladislav Palyunin  Uzbekistan 74.21 74.21 Q
12 A Lukas Moutarde  France 72.66 73.02 73.02 Q
13 B Jiří Kučera  Czech Republic 69.05 64.15 72.77 72.77
14 B Liam Christensen  United States 72.60 x x 72.60 PB
15 A Rasmus Eriksson  Sweden 68.10 69.99 63.33 69.99
16 B Cyprian Mrzygłód  Poland 68.66 69.52 x 69.52
17 A Aliaksei Katkavets  Belarus 67.10 x 68.01 68.01
18 A Mohd Hadeesh  India 61.11 66.47 67.37 67.37
19 B Sondre Høyland  Norway 67.01 63.89 58.80 67.01 PB
20 A Karel Tilga  Estonia x x 65.98 65.98
21 B Gen Naganuma  Japan 54.90 65.96 59.09 65.96 PB
22 A Furkan Sivridemir  Turkey 55.95 65.58 x 65.58 PB
23 B Joel Benítez  Venezuela 49.72 64.65 x 64.65
24 B Abhishek Drall  India 63.08 57.89 x 63.08
25 A Alexander Skorpen  Norway 62.92 x x 62.92
26 B Cemil Berke Özcan  Turkey 57.39 61.32 57.03 61.32
27 B Marek Taškár  Slovakia 57.92 60.06 57.95 60.06
28 A Ángel Alemán  Mexico 59.76 x x 59.76
29 A Nico Horn  Namibia 59.16 58.86 58.29 59.16
30 A Wang Zehui  China 57.24 x 58.71 58.71
31 B Zakhar Mishchenko  Ukraine x x 56.52 56.52
32 A Luis León  Colombia x 55.49 52.52 55.49
33 A Cameron McEntyre  Australia x x 54.00 54.00
– B Gustav Eichmüller  Sweden x x x NM

Final

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Paul Botha of South Africa won the competition with a personal best, in what has historically been "South Africa's best event" at the championships.[5] He was behind the favorite Niklas Kaul, the former decathlon winner,[6] after three attempts, but moved to the lead on his fourth throw.[7][8] Niklas Kaul's silver was especially impressive because he did it just two days after winning the youth decathlon.[9]

Manu Quijera was in position to medal early on, set to duplicate the success of fellow Spaniard Pablo Bugallo at the 2013 championships. However he was later surpassed by Vladislav Palyunin, the second-best seed due to his performance at the 2015 Asian Youth Athletics Championships, for the bronze.[10] Quijera had to settle for 4th place in a new Spanish record with the 700-gram javelin, with Palyunin winning the only Uzbek medal at the championships.[9]

van Vuuren, who led the qualifiers, only finished 5th place with 76.04 m. His qualifying mark of 79.04 m would have been enough to win the competition, but throws from qualification did not count towards the final placings.[9][11]

Rank Name Nationality 1 2 3 4 5 6 Mark Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Paul Botha  South Africa 68.50 78.49 x 72.38 x x 78.49 PB
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Niklas Kaul  Germany 78.05 76.09 x x 76.03 x 78.05
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Vladislav Palyunin  Uzbekistan x 70.53 69.22 76.77 x x 76.77
4 Manu Quijera  Spain 76.48 71.33 x 66.93 74.61 x 76.48
5 Hercules van Vuuren  South Africa 60.29 74.16 76.04 x 69.50 74.68 76.04
6 Lukas Moutarde  France 73.61 x x 68.10 65.50 71.65 73.61
7 Norman Plischke  Germany 67.59 71.89 65.77 x x 67.49 71.89
8 Ronny Cedeño  Cuba 60.10 61.43 71.73 x 67.71 x 71.73
9 Simone Comini  Italy 68.43 x 62.87 68.43
10 Mateusz Zabłocki  Poland 62.41 x 67.93 67.93
11 Patriks Gailums  Latvia 65.89 x 66.75 66.75
12 Conor Warren  Australia 61.02 61.80 59.40 61.80

Reactions

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Two days after the championships, Finnish U18 thrower Toni Keränen threw a 78.55-metre mark at the Youth Elite Games in Vaasa. It was noted that this was six centimetres better than the gold medal-winning throw in Cali, though Keränen did not have a chance to claim a medal because Finland did not send him to the championships.[12]

Though silver medalist Niklas Kaul would eventually switch his career focus to the decathlon, his 2015 result at the championships led many to question if Kaul would have more success switching back to the standalone javelin competition, which Kaul had not ruled out.[13]

References

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  1. ^ "Timetable". World Athletics.
  2. ^ a b "SA javelin duo impress". News24. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  3. ^ ERR (2015-07-18). "Eesti odaviskaja piirdus noorte MM-il eelvõistlusega". Eesti Rahvusringhääling (in Estonian). Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  4. ^ "Javelin Throw (700g) Boys - Qualification" (PDF). World Athletics. 18 July 2015.
  5. ^ Ockert de Villiers. "Botha bags SA's second gold". News24. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  6. ^ "Comini 9° nel giavellotto ai Mondiali U18". www.fidal.it. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  7. ^ "Mandela Day inspires South Africans to reach for the stars". Cape Town in Colour. 2015-07-22. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  8. ^ Nienaber, Hannes. "SA se span eindig 5de in wêreld". Netwerk24 (in Afrikaans). Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  9. ^ a b c "682 Atletismo Español Agosto 2015 by atletismo español - Issuu". issuu.com (in Spanish). Atletismo Español. 2015-08-06. p. 58. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  10. ^ "9th IAAF World Youth Championships 4-день". uzathletics.uz (in Uzbek). Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  11. ^ "Javelin Throw (700g) Boys - Final" (PDF). World Athletics. 19 July 2015.
  12. ^ Avenla (2015-07-21). "Toni Keränen heitti pidemmälle kuin maailmanmestari". Yleisurheilu.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2024-01-23.
  13. ^ "Niklas Kaul". International Olympic Committee.


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